Congress accuses govt of ‘interfering, intimidating, influencing’ judiciary

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over its approach towards judiciary, alleging there was “interference, intimidation and influence”, and also an attempt to “sabotage and subjugate” the important pillar of democracy.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told a press conference that these have unfortunately have become the insignia and spikes of this government, which is deplorable.
“The Modi government’s approach towards the judiciary smacks of three ‘Is’: influence, interference and intimidation. The ruling party in this government can equally be accused of three ‘Ss’, an attempt to ‘sabotage, subjugate and subvert’ the judiciary. This deadly combination of 3 Is along with 3 Ss is deplorable,” he told reporters.
There was no official comment from the BJP on the charge.
Singhvi alleged it is now the worst kept secret for many years in legal circles and outside that “this control freak, micro management and dossier-loving sarkar” and its ruling party have indulged in several “manipulative tactics” towards the most trusted third organ of governance, the judiciary.
The Congress leader said the relevance of the Supreme Court’s clear observation that lack of speed in dealing with bails as also hesitation or obstruction in their grant, would make India look “like a police state”.